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Foreign Educated

These acronyms pertain to the process of reviewing foreign educated PT and PTA educational credentials.
Acronym Stands for: Description:
AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Provides professional development guidelines and voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials
www.aacrao.org
CGFNS Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials evaluation organization
www.cgfns.org
CWT Coursework Tool Validated tool developed & maintained by FSBPT to evaluate if an FEPTs educational credentials are substantially equivalent to US CAPTE standards
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ETS Educational Testing Services Develops iBT TOEFL, TOEFL, TSE, TWE
www.ets.org
FCCPT Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy Credentials evaluation organization; also one of two organizations recognized to evaluate credentials & provide certificates for H1B visas
www.fccpt.org
FEPT Foreign educated physical therapist Physical therapists educated outside the US CAPTE-accredited physical therapy system
FES Foreign Educated Standards Committee This FSBPT committee recommends updates to the Coursework Tool (CWT).
iBT TOEFL Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language Online test of English language proficiency that is replacing written TOEFL, TWE, TSE
www.toefl.org
ICA International Credentialing Associates Credentials evaluation organization
ICD International Consultants of Delaware Sub-organization of CGFNS that evaluates foreign educated PT credentials
www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/icd
IERF International Education Research Foundation Credentials evaluation organization
www.ierf.org
NAFSA Association of International Educators Professional association of individuals advancing international education and exchange
www.nafsa.org
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language English language proficiency test
TSE Test of Spoken English English language proficiency test
TWE Test of Written English English language proficiency test
UT Austin University of Texas at Austin Credentials evaluation organization for the State of Texas
www.utexas.edu/student/giac